Description: She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She is portly but not overly obese. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Merla was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Merla grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Merla. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman is wearing a long, white cloak. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 pp. Moss agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Jet (40 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'4". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thorin embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a great chef.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 130 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Edge was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. A true patriot, Caelynn would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Caelynn was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has styled her dark red hair well, parting it to the left. She has silver eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is chestnut and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.